Concord, CA Short-Term Rentals: Occupancy Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- City-imposed guest cap
- None
- City-imposed minimum stay
- None
- State 'transient' threshold
- 30 consecutive days or less (CMC 3.15.220; Civ. Code §1940(b))
- Default occupancy guidance
- Two persons per bedroom plus one (HCD baseline)
- State overcrowding statute
- Cal. HSC §17920.3 (substandard housing)
Summary
Concord has not enacted occupancy limits, guest counts, or minimum/maximum night-stay rules specific to short-term rentals. California state law (Health & Safety Code overcrowding limits and the Uniform Housing Code) sets the default residential occupancy ceiling.
Transient. Any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license, or other agreement for a period of 30 consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-425.1, passed March 10, 2026).
Full Breakdown
No Concord-specific ordinance directly addresses overnight-guest counts, minimum-stay requirements, or maximum-stay caps for short-term rentals. The Concord Municipal Code's hotel transient-occupancy definitions (CMC 3.15.220) treat anything 30 days or less as a 'transient' stay, but do not impose a maximum number of guests per unit. The default state-law occupancy standard applies: under California Health & Safety Code Sections 17920.3 and 17922 (incorporating the Uniform Housing Code), a dwelling unit is considered overcrowded based on bedroom count and square footage. California has also adopted HCD's '2+1' occupancy guidance (two persons per bedroom plus one) as a customary baseline. CMC 18.200.100(B)(10) further prohibits any residential-area activity from creating noise, odor, vibration, or other interference with adjacent residential uses, which would apply to over-crowded short-term rental gatherings.
Violations & Fines
There is no STR-specific occupancy penalty in Concord. Overcrowding that constitutes a Housing Code violation under HSC 17920.3 may be cited by the city's building official; building/safety code infractions carry fines up to $130 / $700 / $1,300 per CMC 1.05.225. Noise or disturbance from oversized gatherings can be cited as a public nuisance under CMC 1.05.210(c).
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